The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-11-11
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| near PedricKtown for SIP an acre.
The estate of Atlsy Shute at Swedesbort
will be sold at public sale on Thursday
| Dece mber list.
The Haldeman & lIazleton store property
at Harrisonvlle will BE- sold by the Sheriff
next Saturday
The G. a. r. Post, Swedesboro, are ar.
ranging for an entertainment of scenes OF
| the battlefield of Gettysburg on Thanks
giving Day evening.
The Monroe creamery will soon be ready
| for operation. 1t is handsome building
| and the arrangements for manufacturing
cream and butter are perfect.
The Gloucester County Board of Agri-
culture will hold meeting at Mickleton OF
Saturday week, 10Th instant. The annual
meeting will be held in February next a
few weeks after the meeting Of the State
Board at Trenton.
The bridge on the new Bridgeport road
at Swedesbdfo is about finished. The
draw is 49, feet long and works with the
most perfect ease. 1t is thought that load
! ed vessels can pass under the bridge with
out turning off the draw.
The annual meeting of the Gloucester
County Temperance Alliance will be held
in the NJ. i. church at Woodbury. next
Thursday, 18th inst, at 10 o'clock, A. NJ.
A full attendance of members and others
interested is requested. A mass-meetng
will be held in the evening.
Thomas l.. Davenport, residing at Pit
man Grove, lately celebrated his SEVENTEEN
birthday by twenty children and grand
children coming home and having a good
time. Uncle Thomas is retired veteran
miller, whose father and grandfather once
owned and operated Warrington's Mill,
and what is now WebsteT's Mill, near this
place. His seven sons, except two, are
running mills in various parts of the
United States. |. l.. Davenport, who is
now at CIark's mill, is one of his sons.
Past and Prospective Weddings.
Cards are out announcing the wedding
of j. Warren Smith, of Warrington, to
Miss Maggie Austin, which is to occur
next Thursday, Eth inst.
The Philadelphia Press of last Sunday
contained the following: Miss Carrie Ru-
lon, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Ru-
Ion, of Swedesboro. will be married to Mr..
Robert Gwynne Jr., of Salem, at the resi-
dence of her parents at Swedesboro, Thurs
day morning, the 18th, at II o'clock.
Cards are ont for the wedding on No
vember 10th, of Miss Harriet Coombs Har-
vey, former resident of Woodstown, now
residing at 1886 Girard Avenue, Philadel-
pha, to Frederick Beasley Vandegrift, of
the firm of j. W. Hampton, Jr., & Co.,
custom brokers, and a son of Ex-senator
Vandegrift.
William Carpenter, Jr., and Miss Lizzie
t. Lambert, of Salem, were united in mar
riage in the st. Johns Episcopal church,
Salem, on Wednesday morning. The GER
emony was performed by the Rector, Rev.
G. NJ. Perkins, the bride being given away
by her brother, Mr.. Harry Lambert. Miss
Lizzie Lawson was the maid of honor, and
Capt. F. NJ. Acton the best man. The
brides maids were Miss Reeve, of Camden.
and Miss Andrews, of Woodbury., with
Messrs J. B. billiard, Henry Craven, j.
Formah Sinnickson and Mr.. Reeve, of
Camden, as ushers The bridal party left
on the 10 20 train, and after their bridal
trip will make their home III Salem.
Atom. the Railroads..
The gross earnings of the West Jersey
Railroad and branches for September were
S135, 607, an increase of 1882 over the
gross earnings of September, 1886. The
operating expenses were $65, 5S2, an in
crease of aS207, making the net earnings
$50, 024, decrease OF $G324.
At the meeting of the stockholders of the
Woodstown and Swedesboro railroad held
in this place last Friday 2T53 votes were
east for the proposed consolidation OF that
road with the other branches of the West
Jersey railroad, and 253 votes were cast
against the proposed merger. The par of
the Woodstown and Swedesboro stock is
s2j and the West Jersey $50. According
to the stipulations of the merger one share
of West Jersey and $40 in cash Twill be
given for four OF Woodstown and Swedes-
boro shares.
At meeting of the board of directors of
the West Jersey Railroad Company, on
Saturday, 80, All votes were cast in favor
consolidation and merger of the West Jer-
sey Railroad Company, with the branches
of the road in South Jersey. As this vote
included over the necessary two-thirds of
the capital stock, the arrangement was
consrmmated. The basis of the merger
is an exchange of West Jersey railroad
company's stock for that of the merg ing
roads named, taking the market value OF
each as basis for the exchange with a
stated premium added, to be paid to the
stockholders of the merged roads.